January 2009

It’s some sort of crazy nerdtastic Data Structure Deathmatch!

The Adobe Actionscript 3 Dictionary Class Vs Object Vs Array!  Man it’s awesome to have a language to work in, just like a great RPG where everyone’s got their strengths and weaknesses and it all works together to make awesome flashlove all over the web.

“What is a Dictionary Class and Why Should I read this post?”

Here’s the results from my testing right up front and I feel like it’s a good rough estimate of where each excells.

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So I’ve been working pretty hard on what started as a TowerDefense game for a tutorial here.  It has since become more complex, less tutorialtastic, and awesome.  … sort of.  I’m happy with where it’s going. Now that I’ve stroked my ego, let me stroke a few more.

First off I have to say one of the single-most priceless pieces of code ever is TweenMax.  I know I seem to mention them in every blogpost these days.  When I buy programming books, or browse thru Adobe AS3 Live-Docs , I’m reading to solve a problem.  My brains don’t encyclopedia-ize all of the things I come across.  I don’t need to keep them in my memory, that’s why they’re written elsewhere… in APIs and documentation and stuff that I don’t care about.  …Until I need something.

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